France: Day 4, 11-23-24: From La Roche-Guyon to Anvers
I started the day with a watercolor class. The model was the teacher’s painting of a scene from Giverny—water Lillies. It was lovely, but I finished early and dashed away with a quick “merci” when I heard that the local Christmas market had opened! Onshore, the family was already inside the chateau. I raced past…
France: Day 3, 11-22-24: All of Paris and the Louvre in One Day!
Notre Dame and the Louvre. This was thevbus tour we’d been waiting for. We saw it all in the rain! See Days 9-10 when we came back to walk the streets and see it all again.
France: Day 2, 11-21-24 Nous Sommes Arrivès!
We arrived in snow and walked through it a short distance to — wow—the Eiffel Tower is so big and such a stable piece of machinery!
France: Day 1, 11-20-24: OO la la, Paris!
Traveling with adult children is a joy because they can be the source of good ideas and wise decision making.
Scotland 2024: East Lothian, West, Central Highlands, North
Scotland 2024 (with John and Patti) Day 1: The Departure 8-12-24 This was as thrilling as any airborne acrobatics. It wasn’t until yesterday, that we didn’t have the flight that we wanted, or even seats! John called and waited on the phone for hours. Got a call back as we were about to start a…
Egypt 2024, Up the Nile, on to Jordan
Egypt 2024 Day1: Cairo 1 1/5/24-1/6/24 (I’m sending this to you because I suspect you will enjoy it, but you can choose to either read, skim, or ignore it. No test! Welcome to the Brugman tour of Egyptian and Jordan!) From our house to the Fairmont Nile Hotel was 26 hours. Nevertheless, with all the…
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Patti Brugman is a thoughtful traveler who seeks out experiences that her armchair readers would like to share. Patti and her husband, John, like adventure and golf. Golf takes them to Scotland almost every year and to gorgeous courses that are off the tourist track. If you’re a golfer, you’ll be able to create your own dream trip from the detailed descriptions and maps that Patti provides. Additionally, Patti and John have travelled to Egypt, Antarctica, France, Great Britain, and domestic destinations. Please join in travel fun through Patti’s stories and photos.
You’ll read about watching lost luggage, armed with an air tag, travel all over Edinburgh before finally trundling down the country road of the farmhouse where she was staying. Or, another bag that took two days to arrive in Cairo. You’ll read about tasting haggis and see Patti’s expressive reaction to other less palatable concoctions. And you’ll marvel at the how close up views of penguins in Antarctica and how high the snow-covered trails took them. In Egypt, you’ll learn about the secret language of Ancient Egyptian and why structures that are more than 5,000 old are still strong and colorful.
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